What is the Greatest Common Factor of 748 and 764?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 748 and 764 is 4.

GCF(748,764) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 748 and 764, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 748 and 764.

How to find the GCF of 748 and 764?

We will first find the prime factorization of 748 and 764. After we will calculate the factors of 748 and 764 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 748

Prime factors of 748 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 748 in exponential form is:

748 = 2² × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 764

Prime factors of 764 are 2, 191. Prime factorization of 764 in exponential form is:

764 = 2² × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 748

List of positive integer factors of 748 that divides 748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 187, 374

Step-4: Factors of 764

List of positive integer factors of 764 that divides 748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 191, 382

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 748 and 764. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 748 and 764 is 4.

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